Blog: Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative

There aren't too many Catholics in Sioux Center, Iowa, but what they lack in numbers is made up for in faithful fervor. Ana Hidalgo, funded by Catholic Extension to serve as the director of Hispanic ministry in the Diocese of Sioux City, has been especially helpful in igniting the area's burgeoning Hispanic community to take ownership of their faith and rise to leadership roles within their parishes.

When I look at the future of the Catholic Church in the United States, I see a Church that is thriving, relevant, unifying, vibrant and youthful. I know that this statement comes across as slightly controversial, given the narratives that we are accustomed to being fed about the state of Catholi